Artistic bronze medals will be given to the participants of Demino ski marathon, who will be among the top three in different age categories. An additional badge of distinction will be awarded to them during the awards ceremony on the main square of the Demino center.
Every year, the organizers of Rostec Demino Ski Marathon prepare exclusive medals. By tradition, they depict the symbol of the marathon - the Demin elk. This year, finishers' medals will be given to everyone who completes their distance to the end. And for the winners and prize-winners prepared additional awards.
- Every year we try to make medals interesting, different from each other. This year, in addition to medals for finishers, which are also very beautiful, there will also be medals for winners. They are exclusive, made by hand, which means that each is in a single copy. These medals correspond to the level of international standards. It is worth fighting for them, - said Igor Samoylov, director of Demino Marathons.
They carry out an exclusive order at the Department of Materials Science, Casting and Welding at the Rybinsk State Aviation Technical University. The three-dimensional model was created by the artists of the Kostroma jewelry factory. The medal is about 80 mm in diameter. The manufacturing process is laborious and includes several stages.
- The process consists of drawing a sketch, making a 3D model, which in this case was grown from resin on a 3D printer. A rubber mold is made from such a medal, then a medal is made from a model mass and cast into plaster molds from bronze, - explained Vladimir Izotov, professor at RSATU. – Each medal is polished by hand.
Medals are not the only order that Rybinsk specialists carry out. The symbol of the marathon - Demino elk - will now appear in the form of a gingerbread and a lollipop. The shape of the gastronomic souvenir was also made at RSATU.
The XVI International Rostec Demino Ski Marathon will be held on March 3, 4 and 5. The program includes 5, 10 and 50 km freestyle races, 2 km and 25 km classic races and a 1 km baby marathon. More than 4.5 thousand people from 57 regions of Russia and six countries have already registered to participate in the races.
Rostec Demino ski marathon is the largest ski marathon in Russia. Russialoppet leader in terms of the number of finishers in the main 50 km race. In 2022 season, the winners of Demino ski marathon at 50 km race were Alexander Bolshunov and Natalya Nepryaeva.